Disaster Recovery Plan Template

When a healthcare practice loses access to its EHR, network, or patient data, every minute of downtime is measured in delayed care, lost revenue, and compliance risk. A Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) is the documented, tested playbook your team follows to restore critical systems and protect PHI when something goes wrong, from a failed server to a ransomware lockout.

This template is built specifically for healthcare organizations. It maps directly to the HIPAA Security Rule contingency-plan standard (45 CFR §164.308(a)(7)), which requires a data backup plan, a disaster recovery plan, an emergency-mode operation plan, and periodic testing and revision, not just a document that sits on a shelf.

Use it as a working framework: fill in your systems, contacts, recovery targets, and procedures, then test it at least annually so your team knows exactly what to do before a real incident forces them to learn on the fly.